Crisis of command How we lost trust and confidence in America's generals and politicians
Book - 2022
"Combat-decorated Marine officer Stuart Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout as the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, comes to light."--Amazon.com.
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Autobiographies - Published
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New York :
Knox Press, an imprint of Permuted Press
[2022]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- "A Knox Press book"--Title page verso.
- Physical Description
- xviii, 253 pages ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781637585443
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Somebody Needed to Say It-Afghanistan Failure. Thirteen Service Members. First Video
- Chapter 2. I'm Looking for Purpose-Soccer. Accounting. Marine
- Chapter 3. I'm Going to Be an Infantry Officer-Officer Candidate School. The Basic School. Infantry Officer Course
- Chapter 4. Is This How Counterinsurgency Works?-Beirut. Ramadi. Frustrations
- Chapter 5. Post Traumatic Work Life-Walter Reed. Lost Gear. Kids
- Chapter 6. Why Are We Still Here?-Afghanistan. Flash Flood. Pakistan
- Chapter 7. What If Leaders Have the Wrong Focus?-Expeditionary Warfare School. Reawakening. Company Command
- Chapter 8. I'm a White American Male with a German Last Name. Am I Evil?-The Basic School. Equal Opportunity. Standards
- Chapter 9. Why Do We Allow Leaders to Treat Us Like That?-Command & Staff. MARSOC. 6th Marines
- Chapter 10. You Should Probably Watch the Video-Hit Post. Fired. All In
- Chapter 11. Who Are You Calling Crazy?-Second Video. School Bus. Public Affairs
- Chapter 12. It Was a Metaphor-Hospital. Lawyers. Media
- Chapter 13. The Labor Force Is America-Labor Day Weekend. Third Video. Divorce
- Chapter 14. Accountability Is a Two-Way Street-Fourth Video. General Awakening. Gag Order.
- Chapter 15. Are All People in Jail Bad?-Final Post. Jail. Cold Showers
- Chapter 16. With Friends Like That, Who Needs Enemies?-Investigation. Betrayal. Narratives
- Chapter 17. Why Does The Oath Mean Something Different To Them?-Court-Martial. Letter of Reprimand. Narcissistic
- Counterarguments
- The Way Forward
- Endnotes
- Acknowledgments